St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-10-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

10 not give boy kitten for play
mate; give him apuppy. Boy and kite,
will grow up into a molly co,ldlc and
cat Boy and puppy will grow up int.
young man and dog"
One grape vine of the Missio,
variety in Santa Barbara County. Cal.
two years ago produced four tons o
grapes. 1t covers an arbor 100 fee
square and the trunk is five feet ter
inches in circumference at the butt. L
is said to b the largest grape vine il
the world. Bestes Dsdgee
Here il postscript 70 girl's let
ter. as quoted BY London Trxfh: ''WheB
You write next answer me in confidence
two questions: Can You lace your boots
with your corscts on? And can you pui
on your bonnet with your bodice on:
want to know.
Something Of recent manufacture ID
the adjustable boot" BY means u q
patent device. which in itself is orna-
mental the shoe gives with every move
ment Of the foot. It is said = person
can with perfect ease wear boot Of
this description half-size smaller than
In those Of the ordinary kind.
California girls are supposed IN
marry off-hand. but they don't. They
employ . private detective for month
to look up the young mans antecedcnts
and il the report is favorable they are
ready to say yes. Swearing. smoking
and poker-plsying are not considered
objections to a candidates chances
Detroit Free Press.
"A negro cook on board of . Scotch
schooner is the author Of novel way
Of killing . shark. He heated 4 fire.
brick red hot. wrapped It up in . greasy
cloth. and threw it overheard, when
the voracious shark darted after it and
swallowed IL. The sharks fury was
soon subdued and he noatsd to the
surface dea6
A cat gave birth b two kittens in
hens nest in San Antonio. One of
the Oldest mstrcnly fowls Of the es-
Enlistment. after a violent fight with
the mother of the kits. drove her of
and took charge II the young felincs.
The hen cuddles them to her breast.
aud when she clucks the kittens have
learned to hover under her wings for
protection.
"A magazine devoted to spelling re-
form says: when peopl hecum accus-
tomd to the new attire Of sum faMiliar
words they will more rcdily assent to
more and moro changea" Doa't be-
liev we'd ever lern 70 spell in such q
ridiculus manr. The old stils speln is
gud enuf fur us. and iilogolists had betr
let our orthografy alone. 1t is tn late
tn max nu departurs Of this caractr.-
Norristos0a Herald.
When the Boulder train left the
Santa Cruz depot one afternoon horse
was in the tunnel The animal, on
the train approach, ran with
all speed along the track. The pas
sengers became Interested in the race
between tho train and the horse. who
did not stop running until tunnel No. 6
vas reached. The railroad men on the
rain say they never before saw . horse
90 through tunnel in front Of a loco
motive.
The Ereni,sg Sun processes to have
'ound the following typographical
.rrors in lis contemporaries: Graphic
-Gridiron, for Gladstone. Boston Post
-Pstcred out for petri6ed. Brooklyn
Eaglc-Snag fried. for sang froid. Bal
insOre AmericaH-The onion OF the
states. Jersey CITY Journal Contract
o erect . 5000 horse. Haypcr's
Weekly-Somc persimmons. for pessi-
nists. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES devils,
or spiritual devotees. Chicago Ncrs-
Bob Ingersolrs hellebore. for hyperbole.
Tho valuable gray mare recently
old cheap to = Westport, Mass. farmer
y the horse railroad company OF Fall
river, surprised her former friends by
rotting into the barn in the latter city
afternoon with . tattered
larness hanging to her. The barn en-
'loycs tried to drive her out. but she
made for her old stall and threatened
0 make things lively for any one seek
ng TO dislodge her. Nothing has been
leard Of the new owner. and whether
he excitable mare made meal on him
y kicked him and his threshing ma
hine into Westport harbor is not yet
Iscertained
Why two pieces Of wood sawn from
he same section Of tree should possess
cry varied characteristics when used
n different positions. scientific writer
emarks. has often puzzled Observers.
'or example. . gate-post Is found to
ecay much faster II the butt end of the
rec Be uppersnost than would be the
ase il the top he placed in this posi-
ion, the reason being that the moisture
{ the atmosphere will permeate the
ores Of the wood much more rapidly
he way the tree grew than it would in
he opposite direction. Microscopical
Examination proves that the pores in
lite the ascent Of the moisture. while
hey repel its descent. Opsn6oM !
the kAlSER'S TRAIN.
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tAo German Emperor.